The holdings of the Wroblewski Library of the Academy of Sciences include pieces of graphics containing
manuscript inscriptions pointing to the collections of the Wroblewski Library of the early 20th century.
These pieces, along with books, manuscripts, maps and other museum valuables, started to be amassed in
1912, by the Society of the Friends of the Eustachy and Emilia Wróblewski Library. The latter was founded
in Vilnius by the lawyer and bibliophile Tadeusz Wróblewski and later reorganized to the Eustachy and
Emilia Wróblewski Society for Science Support.
The inscriptions discussed in the article are classified into six groups in order to identify the initials of the
owners, their collections and donated art pieces. Some of the inscriptions are gift dedications that characterize
the owners of the engravings and their environment.
The examination of the engravings shows that the collection of the Wroblewski library has been formed
from private collections owned by various individuals in the 19th–early 20th century. The previous owners
of the engravings include both the authors of some of the inscriptions and individuals mentioned in their
texts. Not all of them were noted collectors, some probably owned only a few art pieces, while others were
family estate executors.